Sap-pail.



Patented Oct. 9. I900. A. A. LOW.

SAP PAIL.

(Appliatlon'flled Tan, 13, 1900.)

2 Sheets-Sheet I.

(No Model.)

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No. 659,373. Patented Oct. 9, won.

A. A. LOW.

SAP PAIL.

(Applicqtlnn filed Jan. 18, 1900.) (ms Model.) 2 Shets8hoet 2.

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ABBOT AUGUSTUS LOW, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SAP-PAIL.

SP1?!CIFIOA'IION forming part of Letters Patent No. 659,373, dated October 9, 1900.

Application filed January 13, 1900- Serial No. 1,265. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, ABBOT AUGUSTUS Low, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sap-Pails, of which the following is a specification sufficient to enable others skilled in the art to which the invention appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to' receptacles used for the collection of sap from trees, as the. sap of the maple-tree. Such receptacles are exposed to varying conditions of wind and weather and as ordinarily made admit more or less extraneous matter to the interioras rain, dust, &c.thereby contaminating the sap and causing trouble and expense in purifying the'sap and cleaning the pail.

My present invention is designed to efiectually exclude all foreign matter from the sap-pail, to insure the shedding of the rain from the cover thereof without internal leakage, and to simplify the means of attachment between the cover and pail.

The invention consists in combining with a pail the top of which is formed upon an inclined plane with relation to the bodythereof a dish-shaped cover having a spout at the lower portion which fits under the adjoining portion of the rim of the pail,and thereby locks the parts against accidental displacement, the dishing shape of the cover and its spout being designed to collect and insure the discharge of the rain, snow, &'c.,without danger of communication with the interior. The invention also includes the employment of means in the construction of the can-body for ventilating the space above the sap contained in the receptacle, said means of ventilation also affording means for discharging, straining,-or filtering the sap without the removal of the cover.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is upon a plane inclined with relation to the central axis of the pail, substantially as set forth in my concurrent application, Serial No. 1,264, filed January 13, 1900. h is the perforation by which the receptacle is suspended upon the tree in the ordinary manner. The cover C is preferably formed in one piece from sheet metal with the depressed center or dish 0 and the upright internal flange c and downwardly-projecting external flange the curve 0 between the two recurved flanges 0 0 being conformable to the rim of the pail, so as to fit thereover snugly, and thus seal the receptacle against the admission of extraneous matter of any kind. The lower portion of the cover is formed with a spout s, which fits into and projects through a slot a, formed in the body of the pail below the rim a. Thus the spout s performs a double function in that it insures the discharge of snow or rain, 850., collected in the dish 0 and at the same time by its engagement with the rim (1. looks the cover in place. By this means I obviate the use of all springbolts or other special appliances for attaching the cover to the pail and greatly simplify and cheapen the construction of the device. Near the upper end of the pail and just below the position of the cover I form a series of perforations p, which allow a certain amount of circulation of air to and from the interior of the receptacle. These perforations also afford a'means of discharging the contents of the pail without removing the cover, the sap being strained and filtered as discharged. It is obvious that wire-gauze or any other mechanical expedient may be substituted for the perforations 19 (shown in the drawings) with like result. This construction of my improved sap-pail affords adequate protection to the sap collected therein, while the cover can be quickly and conveniently applied or removed.

' What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of asap-pail having an inclined rim with a dish-shaped cover fitting thereon, formed at its lower extremity with a spout for the purposeset forth.

2. The combination of a sap-pail having an inclined rim and formed with a slot under I with the dish-shaped cover 0, formed with said rim with a dish-shaped cover formed with a spout adapted to project through said slot for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination of a sap-pail A, formed with the inclined rim a, and with the slot at, with the dish-shaped cover 0, formed with the open spouts, for draining the top of the cover, and for engagement with the rim a,

substantially as set forth.

4. The combination of a sap-pail A, formed with the inclined rim (1, and with the slot a,

the recurved flanges c, 0 for the purpose described.

5. The combination of the sap-pail A, having the inclined rim a, and formed with the perforations p, with the cover 0, interlocking with said rim of the pail for the purpose set forth.

ABBOT AUGUSTUS LOW. Witnesses:

D. W. GARDNER, GEO. WM. MIATT. 

